Mr.Thorpe is seventy-seven.

That is the long and short of it." "In plain English, it's the money you are after," said he, with a sneer.
"Obviously," said she, with the utmost candour.

"Young women of twenty- three do not marry old men of seventy-seven for love.

You may imagine a young girl marrying a penniless youth for love, but can you picture her marrying a penniless octogenarian for the same reason?
I fancy not.

I speak quite frankly to you, Braden, and without reserve.